MUMBAI, 2nd MAY, 2025 (GPN): 

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TODAYS TOP NEWS

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1. Prime Modi reached Kerala, yesterday evening for a two-day visit. He will dedicate the Vizhinjam International port, India’s first semi-automated port to the nation today.

2. Election Commission introduces new initiatives aimed at improving accuracy of electoral rolls and making voting process more convenient.

3. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has appointed BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal as the Chairperson of the Committee on Estimates for 2025-26.

4. Maharashtra has introduced a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) policy aimed at increasing EV adoption. This policy seeks to alleviate range anxiety and enhance charging infrastructure. The state government has allocated ₹1,995 crore to this initiative.

5. Andhrapradesh Chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan would jointly accord a grand welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his arrival in Andhra Pradesh on Friday.

6. For the seventh consecutive night, Pakistan has violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, targeting Indian positions in Kupwara, Uri, and Akhnoor with unprovoked small-arms fire.

7. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of a hotter-than-usual and predicts more heatwave days for Telangana in May month.

8. Ex-Union minister Girija Vyas dies. She was a prominent Congress leader who served as a minister in both the state and central governments. She was also the Pradesh Congress Committee chief. She also served as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women. She suffered burn injuries on March 31 while performing aarti at her home in Udaipur
She was 79.

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LEGAL
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1. Delhi high court on Thursday ordered Yoga guru Ramdev to remove within 24 hours an offensive video targeting Hamdard, manufacturers of Rooh Afza, from social media platforms after he was accused of contempt in a row over his controversial ‘sharbat jihad’ remarks against the drink.

2. Police on Thursday arrested the owner and manager of Rituraj Hotel, two days after a devastating fire engulfed the central Kolkata property, leaving 14 people dead.

3. A Nepali student was found dead in her hostel in Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) on Thursday, this is the 2nd Such Case In 3 Months.

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The collapse of the new retaining wall at the Simhachalam temple, Andhrapradesh, which killed seven devotees on Wednesday, has led to the airing of a flurry of allegations from multiple sources.
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FINANCE
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1. GST collections surge by 12.6 percent to an all-time high of 2.37 lakh crore rupees last month.

2. Coal production in the country has seen a growth of 3.63 percent in the month of April this year compared to last year.

3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently initiated three surveys aimed at enhancing its monetary policy framework. These surveys focus on inflation expectations and consumer confidence among urban and rural households.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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WAVES 2025
PM Modi has said that the WAVES Summit has highlighted India’s creative strengths on a global platform. He inaugurated the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. He noted that the global animation market has vast potential, currently valued at over 430 billion dollars and projected to double in the next decade.

(b) Various plenary sessions are also being organised at WAVES. Actor Akshay Kumar moderated a session titled “Legends & Legacies: The Stories That Shaped India’s Soul”, where industry veterans Hema Malini, Mohanlal, and Chiranjeevi talked about storytelling, creativity, and cultural legacy.

(c) YouTube’s Chief Executive Officer, Neal Mohan, shared insights on the use of YouTube by Indian creators.

(d). Actor and filmmaker Shah Rukh Khan has expressed his gratitude on behalf of the film industry to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conceptualizing and bringing together the WAVE Summit that has the potential to further strengthen the entertainment industry.

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DEFENCE News
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1. National Security Advisory Board (NSAB). The former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), Alok Joshi, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the NSAB.

2. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh; emphasizes India’s right to defend itself.

3. Surya Drona Tech 2025, held on April 29–30 at Jaswant Ground, Dehradun Cantonment, marked a pivotal moment in India’s pursuit of self-reliance and technological advancement in defence, particularly in the domain of unmanned aerial systems.The event was inaugurated by Uttarakhand Governor Lt General Gurmit Singh (Retd), with senior military leadership including Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta, GOC-in-C, Central Command.

4. Pakistani troops continued unprovoked firing on the Indian side for the seventh day at various places along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, escalating tensions in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian Army said on Thursday.

02 May (Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasanta
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Vaishak 20
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month : Vaishak 05
Tithi : Shashthi
Nakshatra:Ardra (up to 1:04 pm)Punarvasu
Rahu : 10:47 AM – 12:24 PM
Yamaganda : 03:37 PM – 05:14 PM